Botnet Broth
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TypeSoup
Serves4 people
DateNovember 9, 2026
A tense, flavorful soup with a visible network of crisscrossed vegetables.
A spicy, sour soup with ripe tomato and sharp spices. In the center, thin, slanted slices of radish and cucumber are arranged in a crisscross pattern: a visible bot network, like intersecting lines on a screen. The silhouette refers to the digital networks sowing unrest.
Ingredients
- 1.2 liters vegetable stock
- 2 red onions
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 red chili pepper
- 1 tbsp grated ginger
- 400 g ripe tomatoes
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp white pepper
- 1 cucumber
- 1 bunch radishes
- 1 lime
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- salt to taste
Method
- Finely chop the onions, garlic, and chili pepper.
- Heat the oil in a large pot and sauté onion, garlic, chili, and ginger until soft.
- Add the tomato paste and fry briefly.
- Cut the tomatoes into cubes and add to the pot. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Pour in the stock, add rice vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, white pepper, and salt. Bring to a boil.
- Let simmer for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, slice the cucumber into long, thin ribbons with a peeler.
- Slice the radishes into thin rounds.
- Taste the soup and season with lime juice and extra salt if needed.
- Pour the soup into deep bowls.
- On each bowl, lay 2 cucumber ribbons and 2 rows of radish slices in a crisscross, network-like pattern.
Serving notes
- Serve with extra lime wedges.
- Add the vegetables just before serving for crunch.
- For extra tension: add some fresh coriander.